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Aid group says seven Americans quarantining at Kenya Ebola facility after US travel ban

A member of the M23 rebel group stands guard as provincial authorities visit the Rodolphe Merieux Laboratory, National Biomedical Research Institute (INRB), where samples from suspected Ebola cases are tested, as part of the response to the epidemic in Goma, North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, May 19, 2026. REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi/File Photo

Ebola patients, responders flee attack on Congo hospital

Ketamine therapy at IMH offers hope to patients with hard-to-treat depression

Ketamine, widely known as a party drug that has emerged as a fast-acting treatment for patients with hard-to-treat depression worldwide, is now available at IMH.

Congo Ebola outbreak still spreading largely undetected, WHO official says

Healthcare workers involved in the Ebola response gather at Rwampara General Hospital during a go-slow over unpaid salaries, as authorities seek to contain a new outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, in Rwampara, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 6, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

NKF lowers malnutrition risk among its patients by putting protein first

NKF principal dietitian Yee Chooi Fong explaining protein requirements to Neo Ah Lek at NKF’s 633 Ang Mo Kio Dialysis Centre on June 24.

Trial for Bundibugyo Ebola treatment starts in DRC, WHO says

In sweltering French hospital, air-conditioned waiting room offers some relief

A nurse assists a patient at the Manhes Private Hospital in Fleury-Merogis near Paris during a heatwave affecting a majority of the country, France, June 25, 2026. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor

As Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak rages, knowledge gaps still challenge response

FILE PHOTO: Dz'na Lipe Jean‑Marie, secretary of the displacement camp, speaks during an Ebola awareness session as humanitarian agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, at Kpangba displacement camp where Ebola cases were observed, Djugu territory in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 13, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere./File Photo

Sri Lanka battles surge in dengue fever, with more than 44,000 cases so far this year

A worker from the Medical Officer of Health (MOH) department fumigates an area during a mosquito control programme in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 19, 2026. REUTERS/Thilina Kaluthotage

True scale of Congo Ebola outbreak still unknown one month in, responders say

A doctor wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) stands near an ambulance at the Ebola Virus Disease Treatment Center at the Bunia General Reference Hospital, one month after cases were confirmed in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 15, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

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